Meter-window frame



A il 24, 1928, 1,666,927

J. R. DELANEY METER WINDOW FRAME Filed May 9, 1927 z; z IIIIIIII I- \r 2 INVENTOR.

loss? Rm an Damn BY M . A TTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 24, 1 9 28.

" JOSEPH ROBERT .DEL'ANEY, 0F oINoIuNa'rr; oHioQ j 1 if Maren-WINDO A plicat n nledma 9, i927. 'se'riai iw gleodz i,

' The invention relates to frames ofwindows through'which numericalcharacters of meters are observed. t i 1 j Heretofore,the usual gasmeters, water meters, and the like, have'been equipped-with fixed' and sealed glass windows forperniitting f personsto observe the numerical characters" thereof which indicate the quantity 'consump- H tion of the product fwhich operates the mechanis'mof theineter; The said glass windows usually are attached to'themet'ers, bymeansf which necessitate disconnecting the meterfrom the pipe lines and'conveying' iti'to a place conveniently equipped 'with' there'- quired, tools and otherapparatus whenfthe glass or other transparency-in the window becomes broken or otherwise defective; vThis procedure is quite'expensive because'ofthe time and labor consumed. Moreoverfa considerable surplus of :meters must be-"carried in stock, by the owners of -the product'fmeas ured by the, meters, 1 to compensateyfoigthe need of extra meters rexchangedffor' 'removed for repairs:

' Therefore, the obj ectsjof the invention are to provide simple, economical;- eificient and practical means whereby Zbroken, damaged" and defective glass, 01- other' transparency, in the windows ofgas inet'ers', water meters and the like, may be quicklyfand Conveniently removed therefrom and other transparency substituted therefor without the necessity of disconnecting saidm'eter from the pipelines f or otherwise interfering?withv the, usualpas sage through the meter ofthe product con= tained by said pipe lines or otherwise inter fering with the usual passage through/the meter of the product contained by said pipe lines and to provide means adapted tofse curely seat said window and prevent leak age of the gas, water ori other productgpa'ssed throughthe meter.

' The invention consistsin the combination,

arrangement of the parts andin the details F of the construction, asherei'n set; forthan'd claimed. t

In the. drawings:

, Fig; 1 is a plan view of theinvention shown attached to aineter partly broken away; a Fig-,2 is aplan view of the main frame;

Fig, 3 is -a section taken ona line corresponding t033 in Fig. 1, 7 Fig. lisa section taken on a line jc0rrev sponding to 4-.-4 in and showing the lid in openposit-ion; I

-po rt, gasket and ledge.

: "contact .or flof'plates 7; a I a I For the purpose of maintaining the "glass Fig. 5 is a 1 Fig. 6 is-"an-enlai'ged sectional View, With parts broken away, showing the glass, sup- In the preferred construction of'the'inven ti'on l provide main-frame. l -"consisting of integrally connected ends; 2 and-sides 3,

whereby window, or aperture 1" is. forined.

plan view of Fig. 3, with parts broken away;an'd"-- I I Each of the ends and sidesoff'the 'mainr I f -m ne comprises channeled section'jconsist- 7 mg oflntegfrally connected plates 5, 6-, .7'and ledge 8. The inneredg'es 9 and 10 of the inne'rand o uter i'nclined plates 7 and 5 'en gage surface 11 of'the casing of themeter. Ex

- tending inwardly of the frame and parallel with intermediate plate.6 is ledge 8 integral connected "with the lower edge 15' of the plate 7.,

l in continuousengagement with, the outer s de 16 ofthe ledges 8, of the ends Qfand' 's1des3of the frame, is'gasket 17 supporting theouter edges 18 of "glass, or other suit- "able'transpai'ency, 19. I 1 P In applyingemyinvent'ion to practical usage the: lower sides 20 of ledgesb are soldered, "or otherwise suitably secured, in v,

con tinuousc'ontac't with the outersurfac'e l1,

of the casingof the, ineter,after positioning the frame l'with window l" in'registering relation with the window 21 of the meter:

"The gask e't '17 then, is placedupon the ledges; 8 and in continuous contact there with, as shown in Fig 3, oras shown in Fig. ,6,"afterwhich-operation the glass 19 is positioned within recess 22of the frame and upon the gasket with its outer]. edges 18 in adj'a'cent the outer sides 7 19 in closeeng'agement with the gasket 17,

I, provide sub-frame "23 comprising inte.

grally formed ends24 andsides 25,whereby window'23' of the sub-frame is formed; Each end 24 andside25 of the sub frame consists of channeled section 26 comprising integrally connected inclined plate 27,'in'termediate plate 28, and support29. 7 The sub frame 23 is approximately the same dimensions as frame 1, whereby the sub-frame may be super-imposed upon the main frame 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which posi tion the plates 27 and '28, respectively of the sub-frame, are parallel with plates 5 and 6 of frame 1, and the support 29 extends perpendicular with glass 18 having its outer edges engaged by'the lower edges 30 of the plates 29.

For the purpose of maintaining the'lower edges 30 of the plates 29 in close contact with the outer edge of the glass, so that the outer edges of the glass are fenced in sealing engagement with gasket 17, at each corner 31 of main-frame 1 is hole 32 register-- ing with the corresponding nut 33 whiehis suitably fixed to the inner sides of theint'ere mediate'plates 6. g I w In each corner 34L of frame .23 .is a, hole at 35 registering with the corresponding hole 32 in frame 1, whereby bolts 36., ,r'espectirely, threaded to nuts 33, and received by holes 32 and 35, are adapted to maintain the subframe in fixed relation to main frame 1 and in closecontact with glass 18, thereby sealii'i-g the window 1' of frame 1. i 1

To safeguard the glass against breakage, or other damage, the lid 37 is suitably hinged to the bosses -38 fixed to the outer side of sub-frame 23. When the lid is in the open position, as shown in Fig. 3, the usual numerical characters of the meter ta-re reacL ily observed throughthe glass 18,

When it is desired to remove the glass 18, it simply is necessary to manually unscrew bolts 36'from engaging relation with nuts 33, whereby the sub-frame 23 may be readily removed from contact with frame 1, and the glass 18 lean be removed from window 1 and another glass may be readily and conveniently substituted therefor.

It is apparent that I have invented-a highly desirable invention for the purposes intended, and by the :use of. which a damaged glass or other transparency may be, removed from the meter and another glass can be sub stituted to make visible the characters of the meter without disconnecting the'meter from the pipe lines.

It is i-mportant'that, while I believe that the forms of the invention comprising the invention and the structure thereof, as illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, .is the mosteflicient and practicable, yet realizing that the :conditions concurrent with the adoption and utilization of the device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasizethe fact that the forms and constructions as shown and described merely are presently preferred as being the most practical, and it is understood that changes in the details of the various parts maybe resorted to, when advantageous and desirable, without departing from the spirit of the invention when such changes and alterations fall within the spirit and scope of the said main-frame, a sub-frame releasably secured to said main-frameand engaging said glass, to releasably maintain said glass in 1ts pos t on. 7

2. The combination with .aacasirrg having a window, of.a .-inain-f;ra1ne securedto said casing .and having :a window registering with the first ,mentionedwii-ndow, a transparency in said wind'ow in; said frame, a super-frame having a window therein register [ing with said, last -mentio-ne d window, and

means to releasably maintain said ,transpar- 7V ency'. in said main-frame window. 7

3. llhe combination with a easing having 1 .a window, of :a main-frame secured in sealing relation to sai ,d lcasing and havinga Window registering with'thetirst mentioned window a transparency in said window in said frame, a superframe having arwindow,

therein registering withsaid last mentioned window and ,engagingLsaid transparency, and means :to releasably maintain said transparency in said main-frame'window.

4. The combination with a casingihaving :a window, of a main-frame secured to'said casing and having. a window for practical purposes registering with the first mentioned window, ,a transparency in saidwindow in saidframe, vasuperframe having a window therein for practical purposes registered "with said last mentioned window and engaging said transparency, ,and means to releasably maintain said transparency in said main-frame window.

5. 1n :a device .of the iclass described, .a

main-frame com-prising {connected channeled-end sections and side sections, and a ledge integrallyvconnecte'd with :one .of said plates, the lower sides ofthe ledges being fixed to the outer surfaeepf said ,meter,-a super-frame comprising ends and sides and having :a window registering with said windowyin said meter, said supereframe comprising connected channeled end sections, and side sections, andeach of said last men tioned sections having a support formed therewith, a glass supported by said ledges, and means-fixing said super-frame to said main frame and said meter whereby vsaid supports are maintained in c'lose engage ment with the outer edgesiof usaid glass thereby forcing said glass in contact with said ledge to seal the space between said main frame and saidzglass, I c 6. Means for holding a g-lass in the window of a meter,'saidmeans comprising a" main-frame having a Window registering with said meter window, said main-frame comprising. connected channeled end sections and side sections, eachof said sections com- ,prlsing a parallel plate spaced apart from, the outer surface of said meter, an inner and plate integrally connected to thelast menconnected with said"first'mentioned plate, 1n a meter wlndow, comprlsmgamain-frame tioned intermediate plate and extending par allcl with the said outer 1ncl1nedplate,a suport- )late extending at ri 'ht-an les to said l a :3 0

last mentionedintermediate plate and having its outer edge integrally connected Withfsa'id intermediate plate, a glass supported by said gasket, and means fixing said super-frame to said main-frame and said means adapted to maintain the support in close engagement with the outer edgesof said glass, whereby said glass'is forced in close contact withsaid gasket to seal the space between said main frame and said glass. 2 l

7. Means for holding a' glass in'the window of a casing comprising a mainframe having a window registering with said me ter window, said main-frame comprising connected channeled-endsections and side sections, each of said sections comprising a plate spaced apart fromthe outerwsurface of said meter, an inner andouter plate, inclined inwardly toward each other and integrally I and a ledge -.integrally connected with the inner edge of said inner inclined plate, the i "registerlngwl'th the meter-'windowya glass lower sides of the ledges being fixed tothe outer surface of said meter, a gasket supported by said ledges a super-frame comprising ends and sides,-and having awindow registering with said window in said meter, said super-frame comprising connected channeled end sections and side sections. and each of said super-frame'sections comprising an intermediate plate extending parallel I with the outer surface of said meter, a plate integrally connected to the last mentioned intermediate plate and extending parallel with thesaid outer inclined plate, a support extending at right angles to said' last mentioned intermediate plate and having its outer edge integrally connected with said intermediate plate, a glass supported by said I gasket and. manually operative-means re leasably fixingsaid super-frame to said main frames-and said means adapted to maintain the supports in; closer-engagement with the outer edges of said glass,'whereby said glass is forced in close contact with said gasketto seal the space between said main-frame and saidglass. I s

8. Means for holding glassm the wlndow ofa meter comprisinga main-frame having a Window registering with said imeter ,windew, said ma n-frame comprlsingiconnected channeled end sections and side sections,

each "jofsaid' sections comprising a parallel plate spaced apart from the vouter surface of said; meter, an inner'and outer plate intethe outer surface of said meter, a gasket supported byLsaidledges, a super-frame compris sing ends and s des and having alwlndow adaptedto register'with saidwindow in'said grally connectedwith said first mentioned 'plate',iand a ledge integrally connected with 1 the inneredgeof said inner inclined: plate, the lower sides of the ledges being fixed to grallycon-nected tothe last mentioned intermediate plate and extending parallel with diate plate and hav'ing'its outer edge integrally connected with said intermediate plate, a glass supported by said gasket and main-frame wherebysaid I supports are the said outer plate, a support extending at right angles to said last mentioned interme engaglngthe'inner dges of the supports,

and means fixing" said'super-frame to 'said; j

,maintained in close engagementwith the outer edges ofsaid glass, thereby forcing said glassin close contact withsaid gasket 7 to seal the space between sald mam-frame and said-glass. I

9. Means to releasably maintain 'the secured to saidmeter and'h'a ving a window i super-imposed on saidmain-frame to maintainssaid-glass-in its position.and'releasable I means malnta nlng said sub-frame in its position;

1'0, Means to releasably 'maintain transf parency in a casing wi-ndo'w,'comprising means secured-to sald'casing and 'having an w aperture. registering with said Window,

transparency registering With'said window and 531d aperture, and means rele'asably maintaining said transparency inregister- I said ap- 1 ing position with said window and erture.

- 'JosE HRo E T DELANEY, i 

